| 1994 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
| General manager | John Butler |
| Head coach | Marv Levy |
| Home field | Rich Stadium |
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| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 4th AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | WRAndre Reed WRSteve Tasker DEBruce Smith |
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The 1994 Buffalo Bills season was the 35th season for the team franchise and the 25th in the National Football League. The Bills entered the season as the four-time defending AFC champions and looked to advance to the playoff for the seventh consecutive season and to the Super Bowl for the fifth consecutive season.
However, for the first time since 1987, the Bills failed to make the playoffs. Buffalo finished at 7–9 for the year, only good enough for fourth place in the AFC East.[note 1] Going into Week 14 the Bills were still in postseason contention, before losing their final three games and finishing the season with a losing record for the first time since the strike-shortened 1987 season.
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 27 | Jeff Burris | CB | Notre Dame | |
| 2 | 48 | Bucky Brooks | CB | North Carolina | |
| 61 | Lonnie Johnson | TE | Florida State | ||
| 64 | Sam Rogers | LB | Colorado | ||
| 3 | 81 | Marlo Perry | LB | Jackson State | |
| 98 | Corey Louchiey | OT | South Carolina | ||
| 4 | 130 | Sean Crocker | DB | North Carolina | |
| 5 | 158 | A. J. Ofodile | TE | Missouri | |
| 6 | 188 | Anthony Abrams | DT | Clark Atlanta | |
| 192 | Kevin Knox | WR | Florida State | ||
| 221 | Filmel Johnson | DB | Illinois |
| Player | Position | College |
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| John Bock | Center | Indiana State |
| Mike Collins | Safety | West Virginia |
| Todd Herget | Linebacker | BYU |
| Steve Hoyem | Tackle | Stanford |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 1 | September 4 | New York Jets | L 3–23 | 0–1 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | atNew England Patriots | W 38–35 | 1–1 | Foxboro Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 18 | atHouston Oilers | W 15–7 | 2–1 | Astrodome | Recap |
| 4 | September 26 | Denver Broncos | W 27–20 | 3–1 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 2 | atChicago Bears | L 13–20 | 3–2 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 6 | October 9 | Miami Dolphins | W 21–11 | 4–2 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | Indianapolis Colts | L 17–27 | 4–3 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | |||||
| 9 | October 30 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 44–10 | 5–3 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 6 | atNew York Jets | L 17–22 | 5–4 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 14 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 10–23 | 5–5 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | Green Bay Packers | W 29–20 | 6–5 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 24 | atDetroit Lions | L 21–35 | 6–6 | Pontiac Silverdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 4 | atMiami Dolphins | W 42–31 | 7–6 | Joe Robbie Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | Minnesota Vikings | L 17–21 | 7–7 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 18 | New England Patriots | L 17–41 | 7–8 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 24 | atIndianapolis Colts | L 9–10 | 7–9 | RCA Dome | Recap |
Pete Carroll's debut as a head coach with the New York Jets.
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Week Two: Buffalo Bills (0–1) at New England Patriots (0–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| Patriots | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
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In a game that featured the old American Football League helmets, the Houston Oilers starting QB for this game was Bucky Richardson.
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| (3) Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 389 | 327 | W1 |
| (5) New England Patriots | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 351 | 312 | W7 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 307 | 320 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 340 | 356 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 264 | 320 | L5 |
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